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Wayne County Commission December 7

Issue # 1388

Boulder Elementary School Receives New Air Filtration System, Allowing for Safer, In-person Learning

by Tessa Barkan

by Amiee Maxwell

WAYNE COUNTY The December 7, 2020, Wayne County Commission Meeting opened with a review of bids for the Wayne County Restrooms Project, which includes the construction of a restrooms concession building and upgrading the restrooms in several county buildings. Three bids were opened and reviewed at the meeting with the lowest bid coming in at $209,554 and the highest at $299,015.

Bids were significantly higher than the estimate of $135,000, and the $175,000 set aside from the CARES Act funds will not be enough to pay for the project. Ryan Torgerson mentioned that the county will not spend the $50,000 set aside for computers and suggested that the county may be able to find additional CARES Act money to cover the shortfall.

Ryan Savage will evaluate the bids and meet with the commissioner later in the Wayne Commission Cont'd on page 4

Courtesy Tessa Barkan

Thanks to a new state-of-the-art air filtration systems, students are now able to participate in in-person learning in all three classrooms at Boulder Elementary.

BOULDER - On December 6, after the completed installation of a state-of-the-art air filtration system, Boulder Elementary School students had their first day with full access to all classrooms in the school building.

In August, as a precaution against the spread of

New Video Offers Front Row Look at COVID Care at Dixie Regional

First vaccinations for Utah’s frontline healthcare workers to begin this week

Courtesy Intermountain Healthcare

Mitch Cloward, Administrator of Dixie Regional Medical Center (at center, in pink mask) invites community members to take a tour of the hospital during COVID care during a recently released nine minute video, available at the Intermountain Healthcare channel on YouTube.

ST. GEORGE - Inter- masking and social distancing mountain Healthcare has re- measure will be crucial to savleased a video tour of Dixie ing lives, while the first vacRegional Medical Center cines are being delivered to the which highlights COVID state. Intermountain Healthcare measures at the hospital. care expects to begin vaccinaFor several weeks Di- tions for frontline healthcare xie Regional has been oper- workers on Wednesday, Deating under “contingency” cember 16. care measures, which is the “If we can limit our interphase between normal opera- actions with those outside our tions and crisis care. At the household, we can decrease time of the video’s release the spread of COVID. If we on December 8, the hospital can wear a mask when we are had been running at roughly outside of our home, that will 150% ICU capacity for 10 limit the spread of COVID,” days. said Dr. Patrick Carroll, InDuring weekly press up- termountain Healthcare Dixie dates, Intermountain HealthIntermountain Video care doctors and administraCont'd on page 2 tors continue to stress that

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL REGIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AREA

THURS. DECEMBER 17 - WED. DECEMBER 23

Some winter weather kicks off the week, with a 35% chance of snow showers on Thursday and 5 - 10% on Fri., Tues., and Weds.

Mix of sun and partly cloudy, with highs in the 30s and 40s; lows in the teens and single digits.

COVID-19, students and staff began the year in an entirely outdoor learning environment.

Desks and tables on the north and south sides of the school building, as well as the picnic tables beneath the LDS Church pavilion across the street, acted as classrooms. Students learned under the shade of the

Boulder Town Planning Commission December

by Tessa Barkan BOULDER - The December Boulder Town Planning Commission (PC) meeting was held over Zoom.

Boulder Town Planner Lee Nellis introduced another example of an imagined project proposal, in order to demonstrate how the Town will eventually work through the Commercial Standards Review Worksheet. A public hearing on these changes will occur at the next meeting.

Zoning Administrator Curtis Oberhansly then gave an overview of the DW Power Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a new cell tower on Thompson Ledge. The proposed 60 foot tower would replace the existing 60 foot tower. The ordinance does not allow towers over 50 feet, however, because the existing tower is grandfathered in, this gives the PC discretion.

DW would bring fiber optics to the site. The existing tower and poles would be removed so that there would only be one tower on the ledge, with similar visibility to the existing one.

Other cell providers, including CommNet/First Net, which has a pending CUP application for a larger tower at the existing South Central Communications (SCC) site Boulder Planning Cont'd on page 10

trees, with rolling carts full of classroom supplies nearby.

Given the small student body and staff pool at Boulder Elementary, these precautions held incredible importance.

The existence of even a miniAir Filtration System Cont'd on page 8

Torrey Town Council December 10

Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Committee will be accepting three new members and Six-County Hazard Mitigation Plan is adopted

by Amiee Maxwell TORREY - The De- mitigation plan, Torrey will cember Torrey Town Coun- be eligible to receive federal cil Meeting kicked off with funds for any future natua discussion about the need ral disasters. She said there for new Torrey Planning and are no real disadvantages to Zoning Committee members adopting the plan except for in the new year. There was the hours it will take to keep a brief debate about chang- up with the paperwork. The ing the number of members council passed the resolution. from seven to five people but Colleen Dudleston then considering the workload re- reviewed the town’s bills quired by volunteer members, noting that she’s about ready it was quickly decided that the to roll out an online system more members the better. for water bills. Anyone inThree new commit- terested in receiving their tee members are needed and water bill via email should members must reside within contact Dudleston. Kearney the Torrey Town limits. Pref- then inquired about Torrey’s erence will be given to full- third installment of CARES time residents. Any interested Act Funds, and Dudleston individuals should submit a said she missed the deadline letter of interest to the town, for funding. Mayor Chesnut and new members will be de- also admitted to missing the cided at the next town meet- deadline and decided that any ing. coronavirus relief spending Next, Pat Kearney re- not covered by CARES Act quested the town pass a money will be taken out of resolution to adopt the Six- Dustin Oyler’s budget.

County Hazard Mitigation Oyler then gave a mainPlan. Kearney explained that Torrey Council by adopting this pre-disaster Cont'd on page 2

Wayne County Interfaith Council Shares Christmas Messages in Lieu of its Annual In-person Christmas Program

Courtesy Annette Lamb

Winter scene from last year of the Velvet Ridge along Highway 24 between Bicknell and Torrey.

WAYNE COUNTY The Wayne County Interfaith Council will not host its annual Christmas program this season because of the pandemic.

However, the group would like to share some thoughts as the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Interfaith Committee builds understanding and community among people of different faiths and religious traditions by creating opportunities for learning with, praying with, and cooperating with them in works of justice and charity.

In lieu of our face-to-face celebration, council members shared brief Christmas messages for the community: ••••••••••••••••••••• At this time of year, we eagerly join with the rest of the Christian world in cel-

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for a home.

—Edith Sitwell

ebrating Christmas! The birth of Jesus Christ into this world means so much to us as Christians and so much to us as individual spirit children of a loving Heavenly Father. Although, there is much uncertainty throughout the world right now, there is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by our Savior, Jesus Christ. Now is the time to love the Lord our God with all our heart and our neighbors as ourselves. It is my prayer this Christmas season that we may all follow Him, serve Him, honor Him, and receive into our lives His gifts to us, that we might be encircled about eternally in the arms of His love. Merry Christmas, everyone.

With Love, Bishop Ken-

dall F. Nelson ••••••••••••••••••••• "The Cost of Christmas" One person observed that the message of Christmas was not one of convenience but "cost": It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home to take a long journey to Bethlehem while she was "very" pregnant with her new child.

It cost the shepherds their comfort by the campfire and the ease of their shepherd's life answering the call to the manger and then the conviction to tell others the good news.

It cost the wise men a long journey and expensive gifts and changed lives.

Ultimately, it cost the Christmas Messages

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As the holidays kick into high gear, retailers are putting their best deals and gift ideas forward. People are checking their lists and looking for the perfect presents for loved ones. But if your gift list includes one of the 110,000 people currently waiting for an organ transplant, you know the gift they want most

The Gift that Can’t be Found in a Store cannot be found in a store.

Holiday deals and free shipping cannot help. Their “gift,” a second chance at life, will only happen when someone makes the selfless decision to become an organ and tissue donor after they pass away.

While many of us don’t like to consider our own mortality, we still readily fill out

the beneficiary information on our 401K or life insurance policy. We know that certain things need to be decided and discussed to make things easier on our families if the unthinkable happens. Doesn’t it make sense to decide what happens to your organs? It only takes a few minutes to sign up on the Utah donor

registry, www.yesutah.org.

Please consider making that important decision this holiday season.

Dixie Madsen, Public Education Manager, DonorConnect, Murray

Christmas Messages: In lieu of an in-person Christmas program, the Wayne

County Interfaith Council sends Christmas messages.

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early Apostles and the early church persecution and sometimes death.

It cost missionaries of Christ untold suffering and loss to spread the Good News.

It cost Christian martyrs of all ages their lives for the sake of Christ.

More than all this, it cost God the Father His own Son—He sent His Son to the earth to save men.

It cost Jesus a life of sacrifice and service—and a cruel and horrible death.

The Christmas message is ultimately one of cost—not convenience.

May you have a very blessed Christmas, In His service, Pastor David Schuh ••••••••••••••••••••• Although, we cannot gather to sing and celebrate, we encourage everyone to express the spirit of the holiday through acts of kindness.

The pandemic constrains our

usual ways to reach out to one another, but it also opens many opportunities to show our love for family, friends, and neighbors. Check in on those who are alone. Give the gift of listening to someone who is troubled. Feed those who are sick and struggling to pay bills. Donate to a charity. Shop or run an errand for someone who is quarantined.

When we care for one another, we can create the peace we seek on this special holiday.

Next year, we will savor the joy and fellowship of celebrating together, but this year we will keep each other safe.

Linda Ward, Torrey ••••••••••••••••••••• Christmas is a holy season for all, a time to reflect and to rest in the knowledge that faith in all its forms is a continuous source of renewal and rebirth for the human family. Two Arrows Zen extends warm greetings to all in Wayne County with hope for the health, happiness, and well-being of all. May we all thrive in love and joyful faith and connect with each other in

Torrey Council: New

committee members being needed for the Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Committee, the Six-County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Gil and Flora Hallows request for re-zoning of 4-plex, status of the final draft of the Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Ordinance, Christmas gift distributions, and town tech difficulties discussed.

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tenance report noting that the landscaping around the Torrey Post Office is complete and that volunteers will be finishing up the trim and staining the posts soon.

Permits, licenses, and water issues were next on the agenda. Gil and Flora Hallows request for a water hookup was approved, and Neil Banner’s request for rezoning of his 4-plex on Main Street spurred a lengthy discussion.

Currently, Banner’s 4-plex is zoned as a singlefamily residence but was purchased as a 4-plex and now operates as an Airbnb. He is having difficulty selling the residence as currently zoned and asked that the residence be re-zoned as a multi-family dwelling. The current zoning ordinance only allows for residential dwelling and cannot be re-zoned until the new ordinance is approved. The council will consult with the land use attorney to find the best way to address this issue.

Next, Mary BedingfieldSmith asked for a water bill forgiveness. A leak created an overage, and she addressed the issue right away. She also agreed to donate her overage fees to the post office fund.

Forgiveness was granted by the council.

Then came the council member reports. Pearl Stewart reported that the final draft of the new Torrey Town Planning and Zoning Ordinance is held up with the lawyer, but she hopes to receive it back soon so she can schedule a public hearing between January 6-8, 2021.

Pat Kearney then mentioned that there are Christmas gifts to distribute to the town’s kids. Gifts will be distributed on December 19th, 2020 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Torrey Town Pavillion. Mayor Chesnut was nominated to play Santa Claus.

The meeting concluded with a tech update by Micky Wright. The town is still having tech difficulties with Zoom meetings and identified the need for a better microphone.

Kearney proposed purchasing a new computer for Colleen Dudleston so that she can better access town data while working from home. Mayor Chesnut agreed to find the money, and this request was approved.

Torrey Town Council meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. June - October and 6:30 p.m November - May— unless otherwise noted.

new and beneficial ways in the coming year.

Julia Sati, Two Arrows Zen ••••••••••••••••••••• There is something about music that stirs our souls, and a familiar song can change our mood and soften our hearts or firm up our resolve. Even if going to church is not your forte, the hymns we heard in days past can stir a sacred feeling within us. As Christmas carols are heard once again, we are reminded of the gift that God sent to His people to tell them, through the birth of His Son, that He loves us and forgives us. Music helps us remember the true meaning of this season and sparks more love for our family and neighbors and a spirit of giving. Thank God for Christmas and the carols and hymns that turn our hearts and minds again to the birth of Christ and the love of the Father who sent Him. Wishing you all a musical Christmas filled with love and happiness.

Becky Pace, Teasdale ••••••••••••••••••••• The Interfaith Council promotes positive, meaningful relationships across differences to build community and contribute to a more accepting environment and more peaceful world. As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we are reminded of how Jesus would have reacted during this time of crisis by: • listening for ways to help others • practicing simple acts of kindness

• exercising patience • caring for others in need • protecting ourselves and others from illness • living each day to the fullest Annette Lamb, Wayne County ••••••••••••••••••••• The Wayne County Interfaith Council wants to express their love to the people of Wayne County. We express our thanks to you as community members for your support of the Interfaith Christmas program, National Day of Prayer, and the community summer potluck. You've all been so supportive and participated and made these events a success. Our goal has been to bring us together as communities to create understanding and respect for each other, and you have all helped to make that possible. We appreciate your "Thank You" messages. It means a lot to us. We have a lot of wonderful talent in our beautiful area, and we appreciate you sharing.

We wish to give thanks to each member of the Wayne County Interfaith Council for their love and support. They have each given much of their time and talent to serve.

We thank each of you for your service and wish you a very Merry Christmas and many peaceful days in the coming year.

Leon and Beth Bogedahl, Torrey —Wayne County Interfaith Council

Intermountain Video:

What you will see [in the video] is some of our caregivers speaking to their experiences.

What you won’t see is chaos. Chaos is not the way that we operate in a hospital.

—Dr. Patrick Carroll, Intermountain Healthcare Dixie Regional Medical Director Intermountain Video Cont'd from page 1

Regional Medical Director.

Meanwhile, video updates offer a first-hand look at how care is taking place at the hospital.

Dr. Patrick Carroll, Intermountain Healthcare Dixie Regional Medical Director, said, “We’d love to be able to give tours to every member of the community, but that’s not realistic. What we did instead was to put together a video to give a tour of the hospital.”

“We’re excited to give you an inside look of exactly how COVID has impacted our hospital,” said Mitch Cloward, Administrator of Intermountain Dixie Regional

Medical Center, during the introduction to the nine minute video, titled, “Courage on the Frontlines.”

The video is available at the Intermountain Healthcare channel on YouTube.

“What you will see [in the video] is some of our caregivers speaking to their experiences. What you won’t see is chaos. Chaos is not the way that we operate in a hospital,” said Dr. Carroll.

Dixie Regional is expecting delivery of vaccinations Thursday or Friday, and Dr. Carroll says getting the COVID vaccine is, “A very easy decision. As soon as I am able to get the vaccine I will be first in line.”

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December 17, 2020

Southern Utah Oral History Project Clare Ramsay

Sheepherding; Ranching; Life in Glendale,Tropic; Politics Clare Ramsay & Marsha Holland, April 15, 2004, Tropic, UT On April 15, 2004, Marsha Holland interviewed Clare Ramsay in Tropic, Utah for the Southern Utah Oral History Project. Clare talked about his early life growing up in Glendale, as well as his later years in Tropic and some of his views as a Garfield County Commissioner. Clare Ramsay had a full career as a truck driver, teacher and a coach before serving as a county commissioner from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2014. This is an abridged version of the full interview which is available on the Southern Utah University Sherratt Library web site. We appreciate receiving photos from the Clare Ramsay family to go with publication of the interview.

MH: Which sibling chose not to quit. But he herded sheep and would come home were you closest to?

CR: Probably Bob, and spend some time because Courtesy Carla Ramsay my brother just two years he just never was well.

Clare Ramsay, January 1953, 20 older than me. He and I MH: He herded sheep for did a lot of things togeth- someone? years old, Iwo Jima, Japan.

CR: He didn’t own any. er and after my Dad died, MH: I’m in Tropic, Utah he would have been about 14 I’ve wondered about that a lot with Clare Ramsay. Clare, or 15, the running of the place since I’ve gotten a little older. could you please introduce was pretty much left up to us.

See, he homesteaded a place yourself.

The three of us boys, there in the East Zion area. I think CR: You bet. I’m Clare was Earl and Bob and me, we it was probably 640 acres. Our Ramsay, Merrill Ramsay, re- would take our wagon—I can’t family would go up there and ally—Clare Merrill Ramsay. believe kids doing what we spend the summers while they My great grandfather is the used to do. I’m not bragging, proved up on their homestead. one they named Merrill Bench it’s just the way life was—we They had to do so much imafter, southwest of town, that used to have to harness the provement like building fences was my great-grandfather and horses and we weren’t strong and corrals. They had a sawso I have roots in this area. enough to lift the harnesses mill down there, he went and I was born July 16, 1932. up on the horses so we’d lead got lumber in his wagon and That was right at the height of them up to the manger, get the brought it back and made a the Depression, so things were harnesses up in the manger and small house. That’s what my very tough growing up when then throw the harnesses on top folks lived in.

I was a kid. Of course, we of the horses, and then go hook My Dad sold that in order didn’t know it, because almost them up to the wagon. We’d go to buy a lot and a small farm everyone was in the same up in the hills to get firewood. in Glendale and I’ve often boat. I was born in Kanab, but We had to have it, that’s how wondered why he didn’t keep my folks lived in Glendale and we got through the winter. that ranch and build him a little I was raised up in Glendale.

Right around our town, there herd of sheep of his own.

There were two or three was two coal mines and we’d MH: What were some outfits in town, families, I go get coal plus the wood we of your earliest memories in should say, that had sheep, had. That was the lifestyle and Glendale? and those that had the herds of we weren’t different from most CR: I guess if you could sheep, all the other men herd- of the other families. describe our growing up in ed sheep for them. So that was MH: You’d go up into the one word, it would be “work.” pretty much our lifestyle at hills to get the wood but would I mean, we had things to do that time. There were several you just have an axe? all the time. We grew up with large herds of sheep and evCR: Yeah, we had an axe chores to do, we always milked erybody worked for the sheep and sledgehammer and men, the owners, and when we chisels. You wouldn’t betalked about herding sheep, lieve some of the things they went out for months and we did as stupid kids. stayed and didn’t come home. Sometimes we’d find a It was a different lifestyle, dead tree or partly dead so I mostly grew up without a tree standing up, so we’d father. He wasn’t there very go as high as we could much and then he died when I and tie a chain around the was about 12. top of the tree and hook it MH: What was his name? down to the horse’s single CR: His name was Arthur tree, then one of us—genGrant Ramsay. erally it would be me, I MH: And your Mom? don’t know why—but I CR: Her name was Ber- was on the back of this Courtesy Carla Ramsay tha Merrill, her maiden name horse and it’d take off on a was Merrill. And she was born pretty good speed and hit Clare Ramsay worked as a teachover in Hillsdale over south, the end of that chain and er and coach in Garfield County between Panguitch and Hatch. jerk the dead tree down from August of 1961 to May 1990.

MH: When it was a onto the ground, and town.... we’d get a number of those. a bunch of cows and that was CR: When it was a town Wrap a chain around it and done winter and summer, we over across the Sevier River pull it down off the hill down had hay to haul and put up in there. Then they moved to to the wagon and load it, and the barn for winter, and corn.

Panguitch and she grew up then we’d haul it to town. It’s We put up a lot of corn. We in Panguitch. She went to Or- a wonder we didn’t get killed. had us some dry land farm area derville to help her sister that MH: Your older brothers north of Glendale in what’s had married someone down, and sisters, were they gone by called Dry Wash. We hauled and that’s where she met my then? a lot of corn out of there and Dad and the rest is history. We CR: Pretty much by then. we’d put it in shucks. We’d tie ended up with nine kids in our My Dad died in February 1945. a string around it and we had a immediate family. There was MH: Was it an accident or lot of that. Then in wintertime, five boys and four girls. By illness? we’d shock the corn to feed the the way, just as a side note, all CR: He died because of pigs and horses, and the barn five of us boys and one sister cigarette smoke. He smoked was full of hay. That’s just the served in the military for the heavily ever since he was about way we lived.

United States. We have the 10 years old. The doctors earMH: Your Dad was not record of the most out of one lier had given him his choice around a lot. family in Kane County right that you either had to quit or CR: No. It was my mothnow. you’re going to die, and he er and kids. She pretty well raised the family. The times I was with him, he always had The Southern Utah Oral History Project began in 1988 a sheep wagon, I don’t know if as a result of local interest from the small towns and ranchyou know what a sheep wagon ing communities of Kane and Garfield counties to preserve is. the cultural history of the area.

MH: You can describe it.

The aim of the oral history project was to preserve some CR: Well, it’s kind of like of the memories and culture of long-time residents of the a camper or a home-on-thearea. Following completion of transcribing and editing of range type thing. At that time, each interview, a finished copy was given to the interviewee they pulled the sheep wagons with a copy deposited at the Utah State Historical Society. with horses, so whenever they In some cases, other written material was also collected and moved camp, they’d hook onto included in this oral history collection. This material is crethe sheep wagon with a team ated and copyrighted by the Utah State Historical Society. of horses and move.

It had one Complete transcripts of interviews can be found on bed in there and then cabinets, the website of Southern Utah University's Gerald R. Sheror type of cabinets and benches ratt Library archives, at http://archive.li.suu.edu/archive/ where they’d store the food, search?s=2054775530&t=d and one little stove in the corFunding for the project came from Bureau of Land Manner that would really get toasty agement. warm in a hurry. They made The Insider appreciates use of this material and we look forward to publishing additional local histories from the project to connect area readers with our cultural history.

Clare Ramsay

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Schools & Sports

News from Bryce Valley Schools

by Brooklyn Syrett

Christmas is in the air, winners of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office Christmas card art contest are announced, and BV Varsity Boys Basketball get a win

Christmas is in the air at Bryce Valley! The students at the elementary could be heard practicing for their Christmas program, which was set for Monday and Tuesday, December 14 and 15. They al-

ternated those that could attend by last names and even broadcast the Monday evening performance on Zoom. Mr. Peterson, the principal at BV Elementary, has always enjoyed getting his students involved in performing arts. He is excited to be able to share his love and talent for this with his students. He also praised the staff and students for the preparation that went into pulling this off.

The Garfield County Sherriff’s Office held a contest at Bryce Valley Elementary for their annual Christmas card art. The winners were Ailyn Chavez-ZaZueta in 1st place, Ivanna Aguiar-Morales in 2nd place and Adelyn Pol-

Courtesy Brooklyn Syrett

The winners of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office Christmas card art contest were (in no particular order) Ailyn Chavez-ZaZueta in 1st place, Ivanna Aguiar-Morales in 2nd place and Adelyn Pollock in 3rd place.

lock in 3rd place. The elementary school has a dress-up week for Christmas that will for sure be a hit! The Christmas break for both schools is December 21-January 3.

The boys basketball team had their first home game against the Piute Thunderbirds. The freshmen team had a tough loss, followed by a close matchup in the JV game.

The varsity got a win, but not without a fight. They have six returning seniors. All six scored during this match-up.

Quayden Tebbs hit five threepointers and led the team with seventeen points followed

by Sergio Vasquez with fifteen, Treyson Roberts with thirteen, Eddie Garcia with five, Westyn Clark played an amazing defensive game pulling down several defensive rebounds and finished with two, and Kage Ott with an awesome three-pointer to turn the game around and give the momentum back to the Mustangs. Junior starter Brock Syrett also scored two points.

Upcoming games and matches: Boys Basketball: December 18 @ Valley, December 22 @ BV vs. Beaver, December 29 @ Tabiona.

Girls Basketball: December 16 @ BV vs. Piute, December 18 @ BV vs. Valley, Dec 29 @ Tabiona. Wrestling: December 15 @ BV vs. Escalante & Diamond Ranch, December 18 @ Milford. Most of these events can be seen on live. ksl.com or through Facebook or Zoom. Follow Bryce Valley High School on Facebook for information regarding the games or matches.

PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

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he boys basketball team is off to a roaring start with three straight wins. They took down 2A Millard with a 60 to 54 victory. Ryker Hatch continued his three point game with five 3-pointers. The next two games went fairly easy, and the Cats took out Wendover, with a score of 59 to 35. Paxton Wolfley scored 18 points, Ryker Hatch scored 15 and Klyn Fullmer scored 10. Then, they took out ICS, with a score of 64 to 31.

Ryker Hatch scored fifteen— three 3-pointers—ten in three games. Kyln Fullmer chipped in 14, and Chappel added 13.

The Cats have a game tonight against Wayne and one on Saturday night at Piute.

The Lady Cats have also had three games. They lost their opener to Green River with a score of 42 to 31. Abbie Holman had 19 points in this game. Their second game went a lot better against ICS, with the Lady Cats winning 53 to 24. Then, they lost to the 2A Beaver team with a score of 55 to 24. Tonight, they will be back in full force with all of their players against Water Canyon. Hopefully, you will be able to watch the game on your computer. Friday night, they will be out at Escalante for a game, and Enterprise will be here on the 22nd.

Hopefully, if things go all right, maybe they will take the restrictions off, and we will be able to watch the games in person.

December 17, 2020

Wayne Commission: Bids

for the Wayne County Restrooms Project and for the landfill compactor, fire season recap and next year's fire agreement, mileage payments for county employees, and a potential new Quagga Mussel Inspection Station in Hanksville discussed.

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week to plan the project’s next steps.

Next, bids for the landfill compactor were reviewed.

Brown Brothers Construction bid $41,100 or equivalent in dirt work, and Harvard & Reese Construction bid $42,600.

The compactor was awarded to the highest bidder, Harvard & Reese Construction.

Brion Terry, the Sevier, Piute, and Wayne County Fire Warden for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, then provided a fire season recap and discussed next year’s fire agreement.

His department responded to sixty-eight wildfires in 2020 and ten of them were in Wayne County. In total, only one acre burned in Wayne County but predictions are that the severe drought we’re in may cause some problems for the next fire season.

“There’s a good chance next year fires will be in the timbers and anything we get in the mountains will be a big concern,” said Terry.

The state covers half of his firefighting budget, Sevier County covers 25%, and Wayne and Piute counties split the remaining 25%, which will come to $14,251 for Wayne County in 2021.

The commission then reviewed the county’s bills.

Commissioner Wood brought up a concern regarding paying mileage for county employees and stated, “I don’t agree with someone getting mileage

within the county. We [commissioners] don’t ask for mileage, it is part of our job.”

Ryan Torgerson explained that county employees are only reimbursed mileage if there is no county vehicle available but did agree that mileage requests need to be scrutinized further.

County Attorney Michael Olsen suggested reviewing the county’s mileage policy and proposing changes.

Krystal Tucker, Aquatic Invasive Species Operations Sergeant for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), then joined the meeting over the phone to discuss a potential new Quagga Mussel Inspection Station in or near Hanksville. The station would serve as a “second catch net” for boats leaving Bullfrog and as a primary check station for boats leaving Hite.

The DWR hopes to have the station up and running by the end of next boating season and will be hiring 15-20 people locally for both part and full-time work. The DWR is also considering adding a station in Blanding.

Commissioner Wood raised a concern regarding the state purchasing land in Hanksville since this may make the land exempt from county property taxes. “We want to help you with the Quagga Mussel problem but have to look out for our county,” said Wood. Tucker did not have an immediate answer regarding this concern.

Michael Olsen also raised the issue that Quagga Mussel prosecution matters may increase the attorney office's workload and put additional pressure on our small county. The commissioners expressed the need for additional compensation to offset additional law enforcement and prosecution expenses related to the new station.

The Wayne County Commission meets the first and third Monday of every month at the Wayne County Courthouse in Loa.

December 17, 2020

Wills, Trusts, and More

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How Charitable Giving Can Benefit Everyone Except “Uncle Sam”

by Jeffery J. McKenna Although charitable giving can be beneficial whether you have a large or small estate, there can be significant tax savings for larger estates that would otherwise be subject to estate tax. In an effort to encourage gifts to charities, congress has established laws that reduce one’s taxes when gifts are made to a qualified charity. Gifts made to a charity qualify for an income tax charitable deduction. In addition to reducing your income tax liability through charitable giving, you can also reduce estate taxes.

Estate Taxes Estate taxes apply to individual estates that are over $5,250,000 in the year 2013.

Amounts in excess of the preceding limit can be subject to estate taxes of 40% of the total estate which includes retirement accounts, life insurance policies, and all other property.

Because of high estate tax rates, many individuals with taxable estates consider gifts to charities. Significantly, income taxes, capital gains taxes, and estate taxes can all be minimized through charitable giving. For those individuals that want to receive significant tax savings through charitable giving and continue to retain a lifetime income interest, a charitable remainder trust is a powerful

estate tool.

Charitable Remainder Trust A charitable remainder trust is a special kind of trust that has two beneficiaries. The donor of the assets receives an income interest from the contributed assets. This income interest can be a set percentage of the assets. A qualified charity receives the remainder interest at the end of the income interest. This is what is left of the trust assets at the end of the donor’s lifetime or some other set period of time.

Because the charitable remainder trust is tax exempt, appreciated assets can be contributed to the trust and then sold by the trustee without incurring a capital gains tax.

This means that all of the property in the charitable remainder trust is available to pay an income interest to the donor during his or her lifetime.

Anyone that has charitable desires, appreciated assets and an estate that will be subject to estate tax should strongly consider a charitable remainder trust. In donating the appreciated property to the charitable remainder trust, the donor receives an income tax deduction for the year the donation is made. Additionally, if the donation is an appreciated asset, the asset can be sold by the trustee of the char-

t H e Hungry Teenagers

WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE NOW IN PANGUITCH. Jeffery J. McKenna is a local attorney serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

He is a shareholder at the law firm of Barney McKenna and Olmstead. He is a founding member and former President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions regarding this article or if you have a topic you wish to have addressed in this column, you can call 435 6281711 or email jmckenna@ barney-mckenna.com. itable remainder trust without incurring a capital gains tax.

The money in the charitable remainder trust can then be invested in income-producing assets with the income being paid to the donor. Lastly, upon the donor’s death, the assets in the charitable remainder trust will not be included in the donor’s estate for estate tax purposes.

The parents in our cycling group were discussing the subject of teenagers and their appetites.

Most agreed that teenagers would eat anything, anywhere and at any time. Some were concerned that such appetites always made it hard to judge when you should feed them because they were always grazing.

A veteran parent of six children told us of his method for judging the true hunger of teenagers.

"I would hold up a piece of cold, cooked broccoli, and if they were jumping and snapping at it, I figured they were hungry enough to be fed."

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Harrowing Tale

Mom and Dad were in the barnyard one day to move the harrows. Over the noise of the tractor, Dad yelled: "Joan, wait! I'll move the tractor to a better position to hook up the harrows."

For whatever reason, Mom started to lift the harrows herself anyway. Dad got down off the tractor grinning and said to her, "Who needs my Case tractor when I've got a 'Joan dear'?"

Today's Thought

Here's a fun fact: You know how much wrapping paper is on the average roll?

Four inches less than you need.

PUNishment

Who invented King Arthur’s round table?

Sir Cumference.

sudoku To Play: Complete the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

Potatoes

Laura and Freddy are cousins, and their grandma is babysitting them for the day.

Although Freddy's mom is the renowned chef in the family, Laura's mom prepared lunch earlier, including potatoes in the oven. But one fell and got badly burnt.

Grandma jumped on the occasion to show the kids how to draw with it on a piece of paper.

Sad, Freddy observed: "My mom would NEVER burn potatoes for me!"

This week's answers on page 9

THEME: YEAR IN REVIEW ACROSS 1. *New wardrobe accessory 5. *RIP, ____ 8. Flock's echo 12. Reply from a tunnel?

13. Feline noise 14. Edward Teller's "baby" 15. Beat 16. Competently 17. Savory jelly 18. *Blue vs. red competition 20. One third of a three-piece suit 21. Mailed greetings 22. Long time 23. ____ biloba 26. Anointing oil 30. Nurses' org.

31. Leafy vegetable 34. "Cogito, ____ sum" 35. Mooring spots 37. Bring into play 38. Old Brazilian coins 39. Prefix with 'graph' 40. *Joe's running mate 42. PGA peg 43. What bees did 45. Fixes firmly 47. Summer mo.

48. R in NPR 50. Widespread 52. *WHO's March announcement 55. Cliffside dwelling 56. Drop-off spot 57. Sonic sound 59. Sports figures, e.g.

60. Persian backgammon 61. Water carrier 62. *Late basketball legend 63. *____ lightning, cause of California wildfires 64. X-ray units DOWN 1. Copy cats 2. Flu symptom 3. Synagogue

4. 1/100th of a ruble 5. Bid again 6. Western neckwear, pl.

7. Gwyneth, to friends 8. *Like a vote during lockdown 9. What Joy Mangano does on TV 10. Do like exhaust pipe 11. *"Transplant" network 13. ____ of honor 14. It's often wreaked 19. Zoo enclosures 22. Compass dir.

23. Labored breaths 24. *Jared Kushner to Donald Trump 25. Nigerian money 26. Part of an eye 27. About to explode 28. Looked at, amorously 29. Smelling organs 32. Two of the same 33. Philosopher's study

36. *Best Picture Oscarwinner 38. China grass 40. Party barrel 41. Having a cover 44. *What Zoom host does to guests, sometimes 46. Type of jacket 48. "M*A*S*H" character 49. Ticked off 50. *President Trump used this power in 2020 51. United ____ Emirates 52. Be undecided 53. *Caucus state 54. Like most universities 55. Pose a question 58. Robinson or Doubtfire

Solution on page 9

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O bituaries

Roma E. Taylor 1928 - 2020

PROVO / BICKNELL - Our sweet mother, Roma Ellett Kenney Taylor, age 92, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at her home in Provo, Utah. She was born September 22, 1928, to Joseph Alonzo Ellett and La Verda Marie Rasmussen, in Salina, Utah. She married Raldon Clin “Buck” Kenney, February 5, 1949, in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was solemnized in the American Fork LDS Temple April 5, 2001. Buck passed away August 2, 2001. She married Ross Duncan “Dunk” Taylor on September 20, 2003, in Bicknell, Utah. Dunk passed away March 17, 2014.

Roma was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as Junior Sunday School Coordinator, Boy Scout Leader, Primary President, Young Ladies teacher, and Visiting Teacher.

Roma worked for doctor’s offices in Pleasant Grove, Utah, for 37 years. She was known and loved by many throughout her career. She retired at the age of 72.

Roma loved fishing on the east end of Boulder Mountain in Wayne County and fishing at Strawberry Reservoir where she and Buck worked at the Strawberry Bay Marina together. She loved camping and deer hunting with family and friends. She bowled in the Nationals for 35 years with her best friend Millie Gren. She was able to take some wonderful trips with Millie and her bowling friends.

Roma is survived by her sons; Joseph and Connie Kenney; Orem, Garth and Jann Kenney, Payson; David and Kathryn Kenney, Springville; Dana and Lesa Kenney, Pleasant Grove; 11 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 1 great-greatgrandchild; stepchildren; DeRae and Robert Fillmore, William Charles and Cherlyn Taylor, all of Fremont; Kerry and Barbara Taylor, SLC; DeLores and Jerry Jumper, Akum, CA; Riley and Joni Taylor, Bicknell; Julius Chavez;18 step-grandchildren, 31 step-great grandchildren; sisters and brothers: Maurine and Bob Winters, SLC; Janett and Doug Morrell, Central Valley; Gary (deceased) and Cindy Ellett, Bicknell; Catherine and Dwight Mielke, Loa; Rodney Ellett, Bicknell; Val Gene and Sharla Chappell, Richfield; Don (Deceased) and Marsha Chappell, Loa; Ardis (Norman, deceased) Christensen, Escalante.

Roma was preceded in death by her husbands, Buck Kenney and Dunk Taylor; brother and sister-in-law, Lane and Peggy Ellett; brother Gary Ellett; step-brothers, Keith Chappell, George Chappell and Don Chappell.

We are very sorry to say, due to Coronavirus restrictions, we will be having a private service in Bicknell under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

If you would like to leave condolences or memories, please do so at: www.springerturner.com

Stanley Elwood Dalton 1927 - 2020

CIRCLEVILLE On December 8, 2020, Stanley Elwood Dalton, 93, returned to his heavenly home and was joyfully reunited with his loving wife, Lahoma Griffin Dalton.

Stan was born October 7, 1927 in Circleville, Utah to Robert Elwood and Eva Norton Dalton.

He was the oldest of 5 children.

Stan married Lahoma Griffin December 10, 1946 in the Manti Temple. They were happily married for 69 years and were the loving parents of 7 children: Diana, Kay, Robert, Norlen, Doniece, LaRaine and Kevin.

Three weeks after they were married, Stan left to serve a two year mission in California for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His life was dedicated to the church, and he served in many callings including Scout Master at the age of 16, Bishop, Stake President, Patriarch, and a Sealer in the St. George Temple.

He lived what he believed. He was truly kind, caring, generous and would go out of his way to make you feel welcome.

He was a dear friend to everyone he met. As a friend said, “He truly lead a life like our Savior and will be welcomed home with honors.”

Stan began working early in his life on his dad’s farm. He later drove truck and hauled milk from several towns in southern Utah to the creamery in Monroe and in Beaver. Then he settled closer to home and bought the general store in Circleville, which has become, and still is, the famous Stan’s Merc. While owning the store, he also spent many more years driving truck.

He also served as Justice of the Peace and was a Member of the Board at Garfield Memorial. He loved being a weather man and reported daily to KSL weather, putting Circleville weather on the daily news.

Stan is survived by his children: Kay and Glenda Dalton, Robert and Sue Dalton, Norlen and Mindy Dalton, Doniece and Larry Bergren, LaRaine and Merril Davis, Kevin Dalton, and sonin-law Charles Fox; 33 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren and one on the way; one great great grandchild on the way; brother Delos and his sister Tressa.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Elwood and Eva Dalton, sisters, Arla (Dick) Westwood and Jean (George) Whitlock, and sister-in-law Jeanene Dalton, daughter, Diana Fox, daughterin-law, Stacy Dalton, grandchildren, Cory Dalton; Wendal Fox; Travis, Trever, Holli and Heidi Bergren.

A private family service will be held [today] December 17, 2020 at the Circleville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like to suggest donating to the missionary fund for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, or any other worthy cause.

Online condolences can be sent to his memorial page at www.affordablefuneralservices.com

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December 17, 2020

FYI PanguItch

by Mack Oetting ~ mackoetting @gmail.com It looks like we are going to have a white Christmas after all. I think that we got about four inches of the white stuff. It started snowing at about 7:30 when I got up, and at about 10:30, I was thinking that this was the only time that we had a storm without any wind. The snow was coming straight down, and there was alot of it. However, ten minutes later, the wind started up and ended the storm. If only we could capture a storm and stop the wind, we would be in great shape. It looks like it is going to be cold for a while, so it looks like the snow will stay until after the holidays. Sunday morning was -2 degrees, and by nine, it had warmed up to a +4 degrees. The lake has parts that are frozen, and people are out there fishing.

With this cold spell lasting for a while, the whole lake will be covered with ice, and this will make for some great fishing.

This is the time of year that you really need to look out for the ice. It is really slippery out there. A friend of mine has slipped and probably broken some ribs, so get into walking like the old man shuffle like I do.

I have a hot tip! My daughter said that the license on our car had expired, and, sure enough, it was due in October. When you get old, it drives you crazy when this happens. I spent some time going through my bills and looking for the card with the due date. So, I finally gave up and went over to the Garfield County Building, and the employee that sells the licenses said that the DMV quit sending out the bills in September.

Of course, they blame it on the virus. Anyway, you need to check your plates from now on to see when they are due.

Another hot tip is that the Gem Theater is showing free movies for the twelve days of Christmas. Local businesses are sponsoring the movies, and the idea is to get people out to watch movies again.

Again, give the local stores

a chance for your Christmas gifts.

It is that time of the year to celebrate the Winter Solstice on December 22nd. It is the shortest daylight day of the year. I see states shutting down their restaurants to inside dining, and because it gets dark at 5:00, outside dining is out of the question.

Wouldn't it be nice to go back on daylight saving time year around and pick up another hour to feed customers?

Many thanks to Tammy Barton for her comment on FaceBook about the Quilt Walk Park lighting. Her next comment was a question as to why the City didn't have the Christmas lights up? The pen is mightier than the sword and the City had the lights up the next week. Good going, girl! The lights are beautiful, thanks. They add so much to the spirit to the season. Now, our main street businesses need to follow suit. Speaking of Tammy, she won the Sub for Santa quilt this year.

These beautiful quilts are made by Claudia Crump each year and are a great fundraiser.

This year, Sheriff Danny Perkins was awarded a much deserved award of Sheriff of the Year in Utah. We are so lucky to have him for a sheriff in Garfield, and those of us that have worked with him will tell you why. Years ago, when I was an EMT and we would go on a run at 3:00 a.m., Danny was always there to meet us at the door. No matter what the incident, Search and Rescue or EMT calls, he is usually there to lend a hand or to give orders. When I asked him the other night if he was still going out on calls at night, he said that, with the virus that is going around, he has had to fill in even more with calls at four in the morning because the sheriff's office is so short handed. I doubt that there is another sheriff in the country that is a hands on type of officer like Danny. Danny, this award has been a long time coming, but you certainly de-

serve it.

Les Barker is retiring from Garfield County after 35 years. Les is in charge of all of the land in Garfield County and their boundaries. He can’t be replaced. No one will ever have the knowledge he possesses. If you are wanting to know where your fence line is or you're building a house, he is the man to see. Good luck, Les. You have done a great service to all that live in Garfield County.

Last Friday was a day for milestones, mostly bad ones.

It was the day Utah saw their 1,000 lives lost due to COVID 19. Garfield County has had 262 cases of the virus and 7 deaths, four from Panguitch.

The country saw 300,000 lives lost to the virus. The good news is that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved, and they will start giving it out next week. The first batch will be going to frontline workers (doctors, nurses and other workers in hospitals). Of course, the president doesn’t have a plan and says it is up to the states who gets the next go around. The Pfizer vaccine requires two shots about 25 days apart. Utah, which was supposed to get 400,000 doses, is only getting 142,000 doses. Pfizer Company is the only company that didn’t get money to start research for their vaccine because they didn’t want the government to interfere with their research.

They combined with a German company to come up with a vaccine that is 95% effective. When the president told them that America comes first with their vaccine, he was told that he didn’t have a hold on them. This is a worldwide virus, and the sooner it is under control, the better it is for the economy of our country (you know, tourists). It is expected that by summertime everyone should have access to the vaccine.

The president and his lawyers have lost their 56 lawsuits to overturn the election.

The last two were with the Su-

preme Court, and they didn’t want to hear the cases. When the president's AG Barr said that there weren't any wide spread cases of fraud, the president went ballistic and wanted to fire the man who saved his job at the impeachment. However, the president has a great scam going with his followers. The more he protests, the more they pour money into his funds, which has a clause in it that lets him spend the money any way that he wants. He is up to 240 million now, and that will go a long way to pay off his debts. One donor is suing to get back 2 ½ million dollars because he was told that the president had a winning case. At each state that the GOP had them recount, Joe Biden received even more votes. The president has been holding 20 Christmas parties at the White House with crowds from 200 to 900, and most of them so far have attendees who aren’t wearing masks. The president was so mad at the Supreme Court decisions that he didn’t even attend last Friday’s party.

I have been watching the Stock Market since the election, and, yes, it is going up big time. One thing that was puzzling me was the oil prices that had been stuck at $40 a barrel and had climbed up to $46 a barrel. This didn’t make sense to me because people are driving less, and we have a glut of the black stuff. Then, I figured it out, I think. The dollar is sinking and is at 90 cents. It now costs you $122.00 dollars to get a hundred Euros.

This is really great for the tourist trade. The Europeans will be coming here big time because they will be getting a 20% discount off the top.

If president-elect Joe Biden gives back the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument to Garfield County, it should be a banner year.

We all have something to be thankful for.

Mack O.

O bituaries Sheri Miller

PANGUITCH - Sheri Lee Neilson Miller, 57, passed away on December 11, 2020, at Dixie Regional Medical Center after losing a valiant battle to COVID-19. Sheri was born on June 24, 1963 in Panguitch, Utah to Darreld and Mary Lou Neilson. She was raised in the town of Henrieville along with her older sister, Toni, and her older brother, Zeke. She grew up with many aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents close by, and she always held those relationships close to her. She spent a lot of time with her Grandma and Grandpa Twitchell in Cannonville, learning how to work with the dairy cows, on the farm, and learning how to cook and sew. She attended school at Bryce Valley and excelled as a member of the track team. She met Russell Hatch and they were married in 1980. She and Russell made their home in Panguitch and started their family. After Russell was killed in 1988, she supported herself and her kids by working outside of the home and making beautiful wedding cakes and specialty cakes for the community. She married Arthur Miller in 1992, and they continued to raise their family in Panguitch.

Sheri was extremely talented and creative. She made many brides happy with the amazing wedding cakes she created, always making them the way that the bride wanted them. She loved to read and could get lost in the pages of a good book for hours on end.

She loved to play Dr. Mario and loved a good competitor. She was an amazing cook and there was no culinary masterpiece that she couldn’t perfect. She loved to travel and made many memories with her family adventuring to destinations all over the globe.

Most of all, Sheri loved her family. She was extremely proud of her husbands, kids, and grandkids, and would talk about them to anyone who would listen.

Sheri was an active and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and His Atonement. She enjoyed attending the temple whenever she could. She held many callings throughout her life in the church and was a true example of service. She was the first to feed the missionaries or take dinner to a family. Her example of spirituality, service, and love will live on through those who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur; children: Pepper (Wade) Gale, Beaver; Rory (Kristi) Hatch, Orderville; Kale (Fallyn) Hatch, Leeds; Josh (Ashley) Hatch, Lyman, WY; Shiann (Austin) Mortensen, Aurora; Rowdy Miller, Panguitch; and her 13 grandchildren: Tavy (Corbett), Cooter, Tate, Eli, Peyton, Gabe, Wyatt, Kaylee, Stetson, Saydie, Traysen, Maverik, and Tencelee.

She is also survived by her sister, Toni Foster, and brother Zeke (KayeLynn) Neilson, both of Tropic; mother-in-law, Caryl Hatch Englestead, Panguitch; many siblings-in-law, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Russell; her parents; and her in-laws: Carl Hatch and Allen and Joann Miller.

The family would like to thank all of the healthcare workers at Garfield Memorial Hospital and Dixie Regional Medical Center for the love and care they have shown Sheri and her family in recent years.

Private family funeral services will be held Thursday [today], December 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Panguitch 2nd Ward Chapel. A public viewing and graveside services will held at 11:30 a.m. in the Panguitch City Cemetery. Lives streaming of the services and online guestbook can be found at www. maglebymortuary.com under Sheri’s obituary. Due to COVID-19, all attendees are required to wear face masks and adhere to social distancing guidelines. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider contributing to the General Missionary Fund for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; a cause that Sheri loved and supported throughout her life.

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December 17, 2020

LegaL Notices NOTICE TO WATER USERS The applications below were filed with the Division of Water Rights in Wayne County. These are informal proceedings per Rule 655-6-2. Protests concerning an application must be legibly written or typed, contain the name and mailing address of the protesting party, STATE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PROTESTED, CITE REASONS FOR THE PROTEST, and REQUEST A HEARING, if desired. Also, A $15 FEE MUST BE INCLUDED FOR EACH APPLICATION PROTESTED. Protests must be filed with the Division of Water Rights on or before Jan. 6, 2021 either electronically using the Division`s on-line Protest of Application form, by hand delivery to a Division office, or by mail at PO Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300. Please visit waterrights.utah.gov or call (801)538-7240 for additional information.

NEW APPLICATION(S) 95-5435 (A82298): Richard W. and Teri R. Daynes propose(s) using 0.015 cfs from groundwater (Caineville area) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. 97-2455 (A82292): William W. Wyatt and Marion Rice propose(s) using 1.73 ac-ft. from groundwater (Upper Valley & Pet Hollow Road) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 61-2843 (a46400): Thomas L. and Patricia H. Hood, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.25 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile west of Panguitch Lake) for DOMESTIC. 61-3247 (a46434): Milo H. and Connie H. Medley, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.72 ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles NE of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION. 61-2883 (a46461): Laurel Byrd propose(s) using 0.013 cfs OR 1 ac-ft. from groundwater (7 miles SW of Hatch) for DOMESTIC; IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING. 61-3244 (a46473): Chaney Hugh Nowers, State of Utah Board of Water Recources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company propose(s) using 0.231 ac-ft. from groundwater (2.5 miles west of Panguitch) for STOCKWATERING. EXTENSION(S) 61-2711 (a31937): Justin Barlow, State of Utah Board of Water Resources, West Panguitch Irrigation and Reservoir Company is/are filing an extension for 0.8 ac-ft. from groundwater (1 mile northeast of Panguitch) for DOMESTIC; STOCKWATERING. Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E. State Engineer Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 10 & 17, 2020 PUBLIC HEARING GARFIELD COUNTY The Garfield County Commission hereby gives notice of its intent to consider abandoning County Rights of Way. A public hearing will be held concerning abandonment of the Rights of Way on Monday, January 11th, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. in the Garfield County Commission chambers, Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759. The description of the Rights of Way are as follows: Garfield County Class D Road in the W ½, NE ¼, Section 36, T34S, R6W. Garfield County Class B Road in the NW ¼, Section 31, T35S, R7W. Portion of Tippets Lane in the NW ¼, Section 5, T37S, R7W. Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 10, 17, 24 & 31 and JANUARY 7, 2020 PUBLIC HEARING TICABOO UTILITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT On November 12, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Ticaboo Utility Improvement District reviewed and approved a tentative budget for the fiscal year 2021. On the same date, the Board also scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative budget to be held on December 17, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the Board’s regular meeting place at 430 W. Ticaboo Drive, LDS Church-Ticaboo Branch, Ticaboo, Utah 84533. The purpose of the public hearing will be to give all interested persons in attendance an opportunity to be heard on the estimates of revenues and expenditures, rate changes, or any item in the tentative budget of any fund. After the public hearing has closed, the Board may adopt the tentative budget as the final budget, subject to amendment or revision. A copy of the proposed budget can be examined at the District’s offices located at HWY 276, Mile Marker 27, Lot 97, Ticaboo, Utah 84533 during normal business hours at any time prior to the public hearing.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 3, 10 & 17, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE TEASDALE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT The Teasdale Special Service District will be holding their annual budget meeting on Tuesday December 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Teasdale Fire Station. The public is invited to attend.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 17, 2020

PUBLIC HEARING TROPIC TOWN Tropic Town Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing Thursday, December 29, 2020 at 6 p.m. to discuss a Zone Change of property located in Tropic Town Property Owner: Michael Ahlstrom & Tony McDowell Location: Section 26, T-36S, RW3, Lot #10, #11 & #12 Currently Zone: Residential Zone Changed To: Agricultural Certificate of Posting: I, the duly appointed and acting clerk for the Town of Tropic, hereby certify that copies of the foregoing notice was posted at three place within the municipality on the 10th day of December 2020 Marie H Niemann – Town Clerk Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 17 & 24, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE UTAH SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION (SITLA) Widtsoe 800-acre parcel – The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) has received an offer to lease approximately 800 acres of property in Garfield County, Utah, in the Widtsoe area. The subject parcel is located within sections 27, 28 and 33, Township 34 South, Range 2 West, SLB&M. SITLA is now soliciting competing proposals for this land. Any qualified party interested in submitting a competing proposal may do so until 4:30 PM on Monday, January 11, 2021. Proposals may be submitted to SITLA by email (preferred) to eliseerler@utah.gov or by mail to SITLA Attn: Elise Erler, 675 E. 500 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, (801-538-5179). Reference: “Widtsoe 800-acre parcel”.

Published in the Wayne & Garfield County Insider on DECEMBER 17, 24 & 31, 2020

O bituaries Marilyn Jensen

JUNCTION Marilyn Hawkins Jensen, 71, passed away December 13, 2020 at her home in Junction.

She was born December 15, 1948 in Richfield to Harold "Bud" and Beula Thurston Hawkins. She married Juel James Jensen on May 13, 1966 in Junction. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple on July 1, 1976.

Marilyn was always invited to the party because she made the best rolls ever. She enjoyed playing in her monthly bunco group. Her sense of humor was one in a million. She always had a smile on her face while cracking jokes or playing practical jokes on innocent victims.

Grandma could always be found with a Diet Coke in her hand and a straw close by for the little ones. All of our first tastes of soda came from Grandma's coke cans. She loved quilting and always made beautiful quilts and afghans.

She was an avid Hallmark movie watcher, especially during the holidays, and always had the best commentary to go along with it. She also loved watching game shows and a Jazz game was always playing on at least one TV in the house.

Marilyn loved traveling with her sweetheart, Juel. They moved around a few western states, living in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming before settling down in Junction to finish raising her family. She had a caring and nurturing nature, taking care of many loved ones of different generations throughout her life. She always took every one in and loved them as her own.

She loved her "little turkeys"—her grandkids and great grandkids—and would spoil them to the moon and back. She always had lots of cookies, candy, and sweets ready for the kids along with all the loves they could handle.

Rest in peace, Grandma. We love you.

Marilyn is survived by her husband; children: Eric (Norma) Jensen, Junction; Shalleece (Samuel) Clegg, Tooele; grandchildren: Savana (JayLynn) Evans, Geoffrey (Jessie) Nielson, Austin (Sydney) Anderson, Dyllan (Mirenda) Anderson, Keaton (Lexie) Jensen, Garrett "Muffin" Anderson, Zella Clegg, Orme Clegg, Silas Clegg, Olson Clegg; and greatgrandchildren: Aralyn, Hunter, Austin Jr., CJ, Braelynn, Brooks, Ridge ; siblings: Harold (Vicki) Hawkins, Tremonton; LuAnn (Kenneth) Holt, Salt Lake City; sister-in-law, Lynell; in-laws: Glade (Marie) Jensen, Afton Jensen.

Preceded in death by parents; brother, Cecil Hawkins; brother-in-law, Max Jensen.

Private family funeral services will be held Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:00 Noon in the Circleville Ward Chapel.

Friends may call Sunday evening at the Magleby Mortuary in Richfield from 6-7 p.m. or Monday morning at the Junction Community Center from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Junction Utah Cemetery. Live streaming of the services and online guestbook can be found at www.maglebymortuary.com under Marilyn’s obituary.

Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.

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Eric Lee Brinkerhoff

GLENDALE / PANGUITCH - Eric Lee Brinkerhoff, age 70, passed away on December 11, 2020 at his home in Glendale, Utah with his family at his side.

He was born May 8, 1950 in Panguitch, Utah to Leah Levanger and Mark Jones Brinkerhoff.

Eric married his eternal sweetheart, Colene Crofts on June 23, 1973 in the St. George Temple. They were inseparable for 47 years.

Eric graduated from Valley High School in Orderville. He attended Dixie College and then went on an LDS mission to the Northern States Mission which included helping start the restoration of Nauvoo. After his mission, he attended Salt Lake Technical College. He returned back to Glendale to work on the Kaibab as a skidder. He moved his young family to Elsinore, Utah to attend Sevier Valley Tech in Richfield for a year then returned back home to Glendale. He was then employed by South Central Communications for 26 years and helped everyone with phone and internet troubles. Eric formed many lasting relationships through his work.

Eric and Colene were called on 3 LDS service missions: 1) Cascade Park in the Everett Washington Mission 2) Camp Ho-Nok in Soda Springs, Idaho. 3) Bishop’s Storehouse in Cedar City, Utah. They were also called to be ordinance workers in the St. George Temple. Eric served in 4 bishoprics and was scoutmaster many times. He faithfully served in several callings.

In Glendale, he was known to walk through town stopping to visit or help anyone and everyone. He served on the town board and was Mayor of Glendale. He was constantly calling, texting, and streaming his grandkids and their activities.

Eric loved each and every one of his children and grandchildren.

Survivors include wife Colene Brinkerhoff of Glendale; children Tanya (Ricky) Rose of Milford, Marcus (Patty) Brinkerhoff of Cedar City, Marilyn (Mark) Stewart of Richfield, Laura (Jason) Sherwood of Kanab, Raymond (Amanda) Brinkerhoff of Glendale, and Natalie Church of Kanab; siblings Kurt (Ina Mae) Brinkerhoff of Kanab, Dale (Suzanne) Brinkerhoff of Cedar City, Christine Tait of Tropic, and Annette Cornia of Riverton, Utah; and eighteen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A viewing will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Sunday evening, December 20, 2020 at the Glendale Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A graveside service will follow the next day, Monday, December 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Glendale Cemetery. Arrangements were made with Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab.

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December 17, 2020

Air Filtration System: I like that we get to be

inside now, because it is not so cold so I don’t need to remember to get my coat. —Kaela Navar, Boulder Elementary School Student Air Filtration System Cont'd from page 1

mal number of cases of COVID-19 could have necessitated shutting down in-person learning. As the risk of COVID-19 spread is believed to be lower outside, students, staff, and parents generally agreed that this, along with ensuring proper mask wearing and distancing, was the best option while the weather remained suitable.

Plans were being shaped, however, for how the school would adjust with the cold weather coming. Discussions ensued about long term solutions, including air filtration systems. One parent at the school had a connection with a company who was doing just that, and talks began with Extreme Microbial Technologies (EMT), who provide technology that purifies the air, not only of viruses, but also of bacteria, mold, and fungus using active hydrogen peroxide plasma. These units can hook into existing heat-

ing/cooling systems, and, according to their website, are safe and chemical free, while reducing microbial contaminants up to 99%.

The School Board approved the system in October, and in November, EMT was able to place a temporary system in the school, to purify air in the common room and a single classroom. The system, however, was incredibly loud and made hearing difficult, between the noise of the fan and of the multiple groups of students and teachers using the room at once.

The new system, installed in the last week of November, has multiple units, ensuring purified air in each classroom.

It also runs very quietly. “I like that we get to be inside now, because it is not so cold so I don’t need to remember to get my coat,” said student Kaela Navar.

After learning about what the school had planned, Boulder Town additionally decided to purchase an EMT system for the Boulder Town Hall,

using grant money from the CARES act.

Many students, parents and staff alike are grateful to be able to have in-person learning. “I feel better than before!” said student Graycen Hilton, referring to when she was learning remotely. “My mom had to force me to do my homework, and it was hard for me to learn,” she continued, “My mom said remote learning was a ‘dumpster fire’ at our house.”

While classes are now occurring in each of the school’s three classrooms, as well as the common room and library, lunch still occurs exclusively outside, using the Church’s pavilion for shelter when necessary. Classes are also regularly held outside by choice. We are lucky to live in a climate where this hybrid, outdoor and indoor model is possible, as the students continue to adapt to all the changes that this last year has brought, and they are thankful to be able to learn in person, alongside their peers.

Clare Ramsay: Marsha Holland talks with Clare Ramsay about growing up and sheepherding in Glendale and Tropic.

Courtesy Carla Ramsay

My philosophy on getting on a horse and circling the cows and doing a few things is, every day you’re out doing that, it’s a day that’s not counted against you.—Clare Ramsay Clare Ramsay Cont'd from page 3

their sourdough biscuits and cooked mutton. One time, he killed a deer and that was pretty special.

MH: How big was the herd that he tended?

CR: Oh, golly. It wouldn’t be unusual to have a herd of 1,000 to 1,500 then; they were big herds. And what they’d do, it was open range and they would just turn them loose and then pretty much go around them, circle them at night and try to get them bedded down in one area, as small an area as they could.

Hopefully, they didn’t wake up during the night and take off. Then you had trouble, then you’d have to go and spend hours and get in front of them.

MH: And you used a horse to do that?

CR: Yeah. Horse and dogs. We had the horses.

MH: Tell me about the different ranges that he would take the different sheep to, and how you got them there.

CR: Well, they would trail...in fact, my older brother, Jay, he was herding sheep also, he was just a young fellow at the time, but they herded their summer range on Cedar Mountain, and they would start drifting the sheep off in the early fall, drifting them south. They would take, I guess, over the course of two or three months to get down on the Arizona Strip where they wintered. It was just a slow process, they’d go a little ways and let them graze and then take them a little further.

In fact, there used to be huge herds of sheep come through Glendale when I was a kid growing up. You wouldn’t believe it. I’d sit out on the fence, our house was right against the highway, and they used to bring those herds of sheep

through town. And a solid mass of sheep—all you could see was just their backs from one end of town to the other.

All the way through Glendale.

I’d sit and watch those things go through there for it seemed like hours at a time. They were huge herds in those days.

MH: What about the lambing season? Where were they, that would be spring, right? Where would they be then? You’d have to pretty much be at the herd, right?

CR: Oh, yes, there’s somebody with them all the time. They would lamb out on the range, also. I’m not sure whether that would have been on the winter range or summer range.

MH: Maybe in between.

CR: And then they had big areas, in fact, there’s one in this valley. They had a shearing corral down by Promise Rock, down Cannonville. That’s where they’d bring those big herds in to shear those sheep.

‘Course, they used the old hand clippers to shear with, and my Dad was really an expert shearer. He could take the wool off one of those sheep in short order. In fact, after he died, and my Mother always had half a

dozen sheep in our lot, she used the wool to make quilts with.

MH: For the batting?

CR: Yeah. Instead of these nylon batts you buy. They used the wool. What we’d do is shear the sheep, and then she would wash it, just in soap and hot water and wash and wash and wash that stuff to get the grease and the oil out.

Wool is really oily when it first comes off the sheep. So, she would take the wool after it was washed. She’d lay it out in strips to let it dry, then she put it in a sack and then she’d spend days and days carding it.

My brother and I, after my Dad died, we were left to shear the sheep one year and they looked like they’d been butchered when we got through.

MH: You didn’t get better at it?

CR: Yeah, we probably got a little better, but we took a lot of hide off. There’s a lot of blood in the wool when we got through. We weren’t very good, but we did it.

MH: She would lay it out and comb it to smooth it and make it uniform.

CR: Have you ever seen carders? Oodles of little wires sticking out with a handle on the thing about eight or ten inches long and then they’d put the wool on that and card it and card it and card it until all the fibers were going in the same direction. It would be nice and smooth and then they could lay it out and put it on the quilt and quilt around it.

MH: That’s kind of a neat thing. She probably had to make your clothes, too?

CR: We had store bought clothes. However, we didn’t have many shoes. In the sumClare Ramsay

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December 21 - December 27

by John Mosley The Sky Report is presented as a public service by the Stellar Vista Observatory, a nonprofit organization based in Kanab, Utah, which provides opportunities for people to observe, appreciate, and comprehend our starry night sky. Additional information is at www.stellarvistaobservatory.org. Send questions and comments to John@StargazingAdventures.org.

Jupiter has been approaching Saturn for months, and on the 21st, they’re at their closest—a scant 1/10° a half-hour after sunset. Their separation is 1/5 the diameter of the full moon, although of course, Saturn is far beyond Jupiter. This is the closest they’ve been since 1623, when Galileo was still alive; the next time will be in 2080.

People with excellent eyesight will see them as two objects, one 12 times brighter than the other, but some folk will see them as single.

The news media will focus on the 21st, but they appear as a “double planet” for weeks. Now they’ll slowly separate as Jupiter continues on eastward, leaving Saturn behind. On Christmas Day, they’re still only 1/2° apart.

Readers of the "Sky Report" have been following these

two planets for months and will continue to follow them as they remain astonishingly close for the next week. But, they’re sinking in the west day by day, and we’ll lose them early next month. With highpower tripod-mounted binoculars, you’ll see Jupiter’s largest moons, but you need a telescope to see Saturn’s rings.

December 21 is also the date of the winter solstice— the day when the sun follows its southernmost path across the sky, rising and setting as far to the south as it will all year. It’s also the shortest day of the year, although, the day’s length changes little during all of December and the first week of January. It’s a day that was celebrated around the world, at least in the northern hemisphere, when the sun was at its “weakest” and people wanted it to revive and to re-

turn to a more northernly path. Many of our modern holiday customs involving lights and green plants trace their origins to ancient pagan solstice celebrations.

The moment of the solstice is 3:03 a.m. MST. Mars was closest in October, but it’s still brighter than almost any star, riding high in the southeast as darkness falls. Its orange color gives it away. Mars is highest at 8 p.m., and it sets at 2 a.m.

The moon is 6° below Mars on the evening of the 23rd.

Venus has been a constant sight in the morning sky, but we’ll lose it soon.

It’s moving around behind the sun, and this week it rises less than two hours before the sun where it can be a pretty sight in morning twilight.

John Mosley was Program Supervisor of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 27 years and is the author of “Stargazing for Beginners” and “Stargazing with Binoculars and Telescopes.” He and his wife live in St. George, where he continues to stargaze from his retirement home while serving on the advisory committee for Stellar Vista Observatory.

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Courtesy Carla Ramsay

After retiring from teaching and coaching, Clare Ramsay served 5 terms as a Garfield County Commissioner from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2014.

Glendale and when I went into Clare Ramsay seventh grade, I went to Valley Cont'd from page 8 High School. I went six years mertime, we went barefoot al- there and graduated when I most all the time. Everywhere was a senior. My wife was in we went, we was barefoot. the eighth grade when I graduSomething that is of in- ated. That was our first date, terest to maybe somebody was when I was a senior and someday, but a lot of us grew she was in the eighth grade. up the same way, it was a case From then, I went to work in those days of pretty much out on the Kaibab, I went to raising everything we ate. We cutting timber and then evenall had a big garden and my tually I hauled logs. Drove mother and sisters put up in truck and hauled logs from the bottles, bottled almost every- Kaibab Mountain down in the thing we had to eat. We raised House Rock Valley. I worked our own meat and generally in there until I was drafted into the fall of the year, we always the army. When I got out of the killed a couple pigs. We salted army, I went back to work for it and cured it and put it in a them but I was hauling lumber box on the north side of the at that time. They had gone big house. Very little of the pig time at that time, they had the was wasted. biggest sawmill in Fredonia.

Another interesting part My run was mostly Los Anof my growing up years is, we geles, Albuquerque, Denver, had to take those cows out of Merced, California, and differthe corral. We had a pasture ent places like that, but I quit up in Dry Wash that I was tell- them after I had worked about ing you about, and those cows three years and went to college. went out to pasture no mat- I had gotten married in the ter what. They had to go out, meantime, and decided maybe then we’d bring them home that wasn’t what I wanted to in the evening and milk them. do forever, so I went to college We had a separator, a hand over at Cedar at CSU, it was cranked separator, and we’d called then, SUU now. I went put the milk in the bowl on top two years there and then graduof the separator and separate ated with an associate degree the cream from the milk. over there and went to BYU. CR: In fact, at that time in MH: What was your demy growing up years, I think gree in? if I remember correctly, it was CR: I majored in PE and the mail truck that used to stop minored in History. Then I in front of different people’s graduated from BYU and homes and we’d have these come here and took a coaching milk cans, you’ve probably and teaching job and been here seen them..... ever since. I didn’t plan it that MH: The metal ones. way but that’s just the way it CR: The metal milk cans. turned out.

We’d set them in front of the MH: Good. Did you have house and he’d stop and pick a family then? them up and haul them to the CR: I had two kids, Jeancreamery in Panguitch. They nene and Martin, we had them. had a creamery over there The other two kids was born where they made cheese. My after we moved here. mother was able to make a MH: What year was it you few dollars doing that, selling ended up here in Tropic? milk and cream.

CR: My first graduating MH: There probably class was 1962. wasn’t that much cash exMH: You still had horses change going on. and....

CR: That’s another inCR: Yeah, always had teresting thing at that time, a horse or two and then I had probably if you’ve ever been some cows out there with my in Orderville, they’ve told father-in-law. And then, years you about Chamberlin Store? later, quite a number of years Right where the bank is now, later, Martin and I and Vance just to the west of it, Hans bought some cows and permits Chamberlin, he had a store from Irving Rose in Henrieville there, and he made his own and then we ran cows. Vance, money. I don’t know how le- he dropped out of the operation gal that was. Not paper money, and Martin and I ran cows tobut they had what was called gether for, oh, about 15 years, Chamberlin Store Money, and I guess. We ran winter down in it was probably a square or an the upper Wahweap area and oblong piece of metal that had summertime, out on the Sheep Chamberlin Store written on it Flat area. and, say, 25 cents, and that’s MH: How many head did what, if you went in there to you have? buy groceries or something, CR: About 80. To begin he’d give you back in change, with, we only had 30 or 40 Chamberlin Store Money. head but then we got the rest MH: Let’s talk about of them and we ended up with school, your school days. close to 80 head.

CR: Well, I went to elMH: Wasn’t that a good ementary school in Glendale. time to have cattle? The ‘70s?

That was first grade through I mean just financially? the sixth, no kindergarten or CR: Oh, yeah. We had pre-school or anything such a really good time. That was as that. We made out all right, some of the best times of my a lot of good memories in life, was going down and rid-

ing and camping and checking cows.

MH: How do you see this land is changing? You probably notice that more than anything.

The use of the land.... For one thing, there’s not as much water.

CR: That’s been a big thing, this dog-gone drought.

That’s changed things out on the range. It’s hurt a lot of people that still had cattle. See, we got out of it. Martin and I sold our permits just before that happened. This drought has really hurt people, it’s caused them to cut back on their number and the feed isn’t as good.

MH: Or just sell out.

CR: Just sell out. There’s been some that’s done that.

Plus, the other thing that’s discouraged a lot of people, a lot of us, is the dealings with the federal government. The BLM and the Forest Service have been hard to live with on a number of issues and seems like they’re just looking for excuses to move people off the range.

MH: What kind of issues with the Forest Service? Is it just cutbacks?

CR: Yeah, mostly.

They’ve been mostly pretty good to work with, I think, but there’s issues with them, too.

They cut when they wouldn’t need to....it’s a matter of control, I think. They want to let you know they’re in control of things. The BLM’s the same way. And then this dog-gone Monument got created and that further hurts us. Then our governor got with Bruce Babbitt, the Secretary of the Interior, and hurt us further when he traded out those state sections so he traded out 176,000 acres in Garfield and Kane counties.

That hurt to lose those state sections. It hurt especially in that we have no chance now of development. If there’s any methane gas or coal or anything out there that could and would be developed someday.

Garfield County itself has only got three to four percent private property. The rest of it is public land. Then we’re hammered with this wilderness thing so, ever since I’ve been a commissioner, it’s been a battle with the federal government.

It’s a terrible thing, you know, when you consider your own government your very worst enemy.

MH: Talk about that a little.

CR: Let me give you just one good example. After the Monument was formed, and before, in fact, just before— maybe two months before— the state trust lands were traded out of the Monument, we had an energy company come and visit with us. They were very interested in blocking those state sections, many of them, that were in the Monument over just to the east of the Cockscomb. There’s an area that is so rich in methane gas.

All they were going to do was drill for methane, and that leaves very little imprint upon the land. They were in the process of going forward with that and you know, two months later—and that’s the first we knew of this—we got notification from Governor Levitt to invite us up to the State Capitol for the signing of the trade off of those state sections, and there goes that project that we could have had in Garfield and Kane counties to develop. And that wasn’t even mining, that was just natural gas. That’s terrible.

MH: That’s just one example.

CR: Yes. And then this wilderness debate goes on, it seems, forever and environmentalists, we have to fight them at every turn. The WSAs, Wilderness Study Areas, that was created back in the ‘60s, I think it was the ‘60s, ‘70s, maybe, but the BLM studied the whole state. They inventoried the whole state and they came up with 3.2 million acres.

That’s Wilderness Study Areas.

That’s another philosophy that’s interesting here in this end of the state, and its environmentalism. There’s a distinct philosophy in the south, maybe some places in the north, in the mountains, and there’s another philosophy in the city or any kind of urban area. I call it “urban environmentalism.”

MH: And that’s a hard one to bridge.

CR: You see, what they don’t understand along the Wasatch front, I’ve been up there and seen on their lawns, like eight or nine million acres for wilderness, “Save Our Lands” and so forth, these signs on their lawns. What they don’t understand is if this land is ever locked up as wilderness, it’s locked up to them, too. The only way they can get into it is walk. They think it’s just going to be a playground for them. If they play on it, they’re going to have to walk into it, because that means no wheels! No wheels, no helicopters can land there, no airplanes, no bicycles, can’t even take your watch there and be legal, ‘cause it’s got wheels in it.

MH: The environmental philosophy down here is, we use the land but we want to take care of it because we want to continue to use it.

CR: Oh, absolutely. I don’t even like to mention my name alongside of the word ‘environmentalist,’ but we are really the true environmentalists in that we want to take care of the land. That’s how we

December 17, 2020 make our living. Marsha, this country is great, in my opinion, because of at least three different things, I think: Number 1, the people. Number 2, our natural resources. And Number 3, our form of government. I’ve asked environmentalists, I’ve said, “Okay, you don’t want any drilling, no mining, no logging, no cattle on the range.

What is your agenda? If that’s all gone, what do you want?”

And they can’t answer it. But it’s a destructive force in our country.

MH: So, you’ve raised your family here, and some of them are raising their families here....

CR: Two of them. We got two here and our youngest daughter is in Kanab, and there’s the youngest boy lives in American Fork. They’re fairly close and we get to see them all.

MH: Let’s touch briefly on your stint as a county commissioner. How did you get involved with that?

CR: I’ll tell you. It come about kind of accidentally. At the time, after I had retired from school teaching, I went to work for a logging company, I was hauling logs. I’m just an old truck driver, I guess. I was driving my truck home and parking it out here in the street.

My neighbor across the street, Afton Pollock, come across to me one day, and he said, “Hey, why don’t you run for county commissioner?” I said, “No, I can’t do that.” I knew the person from here that was com-

missioner at that time, I taught him in school, I said I won’t run against him. So, I said, “Why don’t you run? You’re better qualified for it than I am.” “No, no,” he said, “you oughta run.” So anyway, when the other commissioner’s term was up and he wasn’t going to run again, and I just signed up or applied, or registered, I guess it was, and got elected.

That’s how I got involved in it.

MH: How do those seats work? They can come from any part of the county?

CR: They can do, but there’s been a gentleman’s agreement that the Panguitch area gets one, the Bryce Valley-Antimony area gets one, and then the Boulder-Escalante gets one. Garfield County’s kind of geographically split up into three areas so we can do that. So, I represent the Bryce Valley...well, I represent everybody.

MH: And you still enjoy getting out on a horse, right?

CR: Oh, really! My philosophy on getting on a horse and circling the cows and doing a few things is, every day you’re out doing that, it’s a day that’s not counted against you. That’s just one extra day you get to live on this life. I really believe that. That’s good therapy. I did that for many years while I was coaching and I really enjoyed it.

MH: Well, thanks, Clare.

That was a good interview.

CR: You’re welcome.

Boulder Planning: DW Power CUP and public comments,

the CUP application for the Boulder Art and Agricultural Education Center, and updates to the RSTR mapping project discussed.

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next to the school, would be offered the opportunity to colocate here. CommNet is a company that already has access to the existing SCC Tower. First Net is an initiative that aims to create a state-wide network of first responders, and would do so in Boulder through a contract with CommNet. A public hearing followed. A first commenter voiced their concerns about health risks of additional towers. They asked whether further conversation has happened with CommNet/First Net to determine if they are actually willing to colocate at the Thompson Ledge site. At a previous meeting, they voiced resistance because they already have an agreement with SCC. This would mean that there could potentially be two new towers, one on the ledge and one next to the school.

Oberhansly responded. The ordinance requires that an applicant make “all reasonable efforts to procure antenna space on existing facilities.”

The Thompson Ledge tower would give CommNet an opportunity to colocate, however, they are not under obligation to accept.

Another commenter asked if all first responders in Garfield County would be utilizing the First Net system.

All dispatches go through the county, so Boulder’s emergency service workers must have equipment that lines up with theirs. Members of the PC stated that this will have to be looked into further.

Jeremy Boone, speaking for CommNet, stated that First Net is supported by Garfield County. He also stated that whether the DW application is approved or denied, CommNet has an agreement to be a long-term carrier on the SCC tower.

Another commenter voiced a concern that the new tower would interfere with TV stations supplied by the current TV tower. They asked that both towers remain standing, instead of dismantling the old tower and putting the exist-

ing antenna on top of the new tower, as planned. Oberhansly responded that DW has been assured by an engineering firm that the cell tower antenna will not interfere with the TV antenna, as they are on different waves.

Another commenter stated that he does not give permission for DW to use his roads for constructing the tower unless they show scientific evidence that the tower will not have negative health impacts. It was responded that the road in question is a shared road, and a different party has already entered into a release agreement for road use. Dale Wilson of DW Power stated that a title company was hired to confirm legal access.

Discussion by the PC followed. One commissioner voiced attributes of the DW application, including that they have been forthcoming, have gone through the list of requirements, and are willing to share their tower with other providers. The pending new tower at the SCC property is a separate issue, but commissioners expressed hope that having this option will allow for negotiation. The PC approved the application, along with the conditions provided in the staff report.

Following this, Oberhansly gave an update on the CommNet/First Net CUP application. Several items are not in compliance with the ordinance, however, CommNet had asked that their application be pushed forward anyway.

The proposed tower is 55 feet tall, while the height restriction is 50 feet. The setbacks are also noncompliant; the ordinance requires that setbacks be at least 1.5 times the height of the tower to the nearest road

and 2.5 times the height to the nearest property line, in order to protect neighboring properties. A resolution was made and passed to ask CommNet to seek a variance with the Board of Adjustments before coming back to the Planning Commission.

Oberhansly then gave an update about the Smalley CUP application for the Boulder Art and Agricultural Education Center, as a condition was that the final building plan be submitted to the town. Ed Shure, the architect, was present to discuss the project. The proposal meets the restrictions on setbacks and height. New trees and fencing will be established along the highway. Lighting will be Dark Sky Compliant.

The landscaping plants will be low water-usage. A commissioner asked if the condition on mitigating sound was addressed, and Shure stated that the structure should be sound proof and that they intend to get a sound designer on board.

Town Clerk Michala Alldredge gave an update on the Residential Short Term Rental (RSTR) mapping project. The purpose is to determine the number of allowable RSTRs in each area of Boulder, which is proportional to the number of primary residents who live there.

The next PC meeting will include a public hearing on updates to the Table of Uses, possibly a public hearing on the CommNet application, and another update on the RSTR mapping project.

The Boulder Planning Commission meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.